Hugh Jackman treated for skin cancer, again

LOS ANGELES | Oscar-nominated Australian actor Hugh Jackman has been treated for skin cancer for a third time in a year, a spokesman said Tuesday.

The 46-year-old first had a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) removed last November, when he posted a picture on Twitter of himself with a plaster on his nose. He did the same in May.

His spokesman Alan Nierob confirmed to AFP that Jackman had been treated for a third time. He declined to give any other details, but E! News cited a representative as saying that the star is now “all good.”

BCC is the most common form of skin cancer, with over 2 million cases diagnosed in the United States every year, according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).

It usually develops on exposed skin such as the head, neck and back of hands, but is especially common on the face and nose. People who use tanning beds have a much higher risk of getting it.

Jackman, known for his roles in the “X-Men” blockbusters, was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for 2012′s musical adaptation of “Les Miserables.”

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Actor Hugh Jackman reveals skin cancer scare on Instagram

LOS ANGELES | Australian actor Hugh Jackman said on Thursday that he had a skin cancer scare when doctors diagnosed a mark on his nose as cancerous cells.

Jackman, 45, posted a photo of his face and a bandage on his nose on his Instagram page, saying his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, told him to get his nose checked, and he was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, cancerous cells that grow on the surface of the skin.

“Please don’t be foolish like me. Get yourself checked. And USE sunscreen!!!” the “Les Miserables” actor said in the Instagram caption.

Representatives for Jackman had no updates on the actor’s condition beyond his Instagram post.

The online medical site WebMD.com said basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer and accounts for more than 90 percent of U.S. skin cancer patients. The basal cell carcinomas rarely spread but if not removed can damage and disfigure surrounding tissue.

Jackman is one of Hollywood’s leading action stars, best known as superhero Wolverine in the “X-Men” films.

He was nominated for a best actor Oscar this year for his role as prisoner-turned-businessman Jean Valjean in the film adaptation of “Les Miserables.” He also starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in this fall’s gritty drama “Prisoners.”

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‘The Wolverine’ bonus scene is teaser for next ‘X-Men’ film

Audiences of “The Wolverine” will be treated to a bonus scene after the closing credits. The scene is a teaser for “X-Men: Days of Future Past”, director Bryan Singer’s 2014 sequel for the “X-Men” franchise.

“There’s a lot of great actors in it, and if you stick around to the end of the credits of ‘The Wolverine’, you’re going to get a really nice Easter Egg for what ‘Days of the Future Past’ has to offer…which we can’t reveal!” “The Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman said in a statement released on Wednesday by 20th Century Fox.

“The Wolverine” is the sixth installment in the “X-Men” film series which follows the events of 2006′s “X-Men: The Last Stand”. Directed by James Mangold, “The Wolverine” takes Jackman’s legendary mutant to Tokyo where Logan/Wolverine is out of his element and becomes embroiled in a murky and mysterious conspiracy.Battling the fearsome Silver Samurai and other vicious adversaries, he is also searching for meaning in his life and questioning his immortality.

Dark and gritty, the action-fueled drama from 20th Century Fox was inspired by the storyline from a popular 1982 comic book by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. “The Wolverine” also stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Hal Yamanouchi, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Will Yun Lee, Brian Tee and Svetlana Khodchenkova.

It opens July 25 in theaters across the Philippines.

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